Charge to 300… Clear…
Beep beep beeeeeeeeppppp..
Monitors flatline…
Drive fast.. Ohh my god.. Jesus.. Save my husband… Crying..honking of cars.,all of these noises, cries were a routine part of jacob’sjob. driving an ambulance for regional heart care centre in oklahoma city for past 7 years, all his adrenaline rush just faded gradually..he became so used to about deaths in the way that it was just a regular deal for him. The moment he arrived and paradmedics started loading the patient, he could tell by just seeing the patient if he would make it or not.his toyota was famous in the center as a funeral truck on its way… His work took all forms of even latent humanity in him. Then came the night of 18 august, 1996.a call came. From approx 9 miles away breifing with an urgent case of myocardial infarction or simply a heart. Attack related to a male 36 years old. He along with his para medic
fred arrived the site.A Woman was crying and was terrified to death.save my husband, he is gasping having severe arm pain… It was nothing new for him, paramedic checked the pulse.feeble and tachycardia. Jacob already declared him dead in his mind. After quickly loading the patient,the funeral truck started its jourmey….
Woman: jesus, you are my saviour. I believe in holy spirit and love. I beg you to save my husband… You are merciful… You are kind… Oh jesus….
Jacob: :: there is no one listening up there.
Wo: : : :he will save my hubby.. My lord jesus will forgive him..i wil take him home tomorrow…
J:: with a cranky smile,, i have seen more optimists than you. You know what, i am driving this shit for 7 years. The only thing you will get tomorrow morning is his death certificate.cut the crap and come out of delusion… There is approx 5% prcnt chance he will make it to hospital. Whats up going there fred,(the paramedic)!!
Fred: he is In hypoxia, he will code anytime.. Venticular….
Jacob: ya i know all that shit.,
Women :: i dont care what you guys think, (weeps).but i am making this very clear that my jesus, my saviour will save him tonight.
J::::: hey lady, i know where you are heading, its just my shitty exp about these cases.i dont want to be mean.
(And then the patient started coding,)
Fred:::v fib jacob, i am using defibrillator.
Jacob: : give him a jerk of 360
Woman: started crying and screaming…
Fred: :pulse is almost gone.. Monitor flatlines for 5 sec….
Woman: :: i beg in the name of holy spirit, (crying)
J: :fred, give him another 360 zap with a shot of adrenaline…
Fred:charges to 360 again, bip.. Bip.. Bip…
Jacob: u see lady, i am the only jesus here… (Laughs like an imbecile)….
Woman: ah.,thankyou my lord for saving him…
(Then the lady started talking about their church routine, her faith in lord and started sobbing like a child repeating again and again that she would take him home tomorrow.. Jacob rushed the truck, he never cared about anyone crying or screaming, for the first time he was experiencing something different.he was confused looking at the lady, her constant prayers were no more annoying to him. Her prayers was touching his soul wrecked from 7 years while hovering with dead bodies.there was a complete different atmosphere which temporarily sowed a seed of hope and love.he was feeling like he is no longer a driver of an ambulance.while he was enjoying the lady’s prayers… Hospital arrived..
Fred and jacob rushed the patient into hospital, reported to the cardio team.
Jacob: he coded in the ambulance almost twice.
Surgeon: we will take up from here jay…
The lady took her big purse, called her relatives and came to jacob with a smile
Lady: thank you sir for making it on time. You saved us..
Jacob(sighs): you are hell lot of a optimist.. Now go and see him…
Jacob came to his home that night..he was restless, sat on a chair and started crying like a baby… Why do you do this to happy people out there god?!!!! Didnt you hear the prayers of her, i know he is gone by this time… Dont you have a heart.. I am quitiing this job tomorrow… I cant take this anymore, everytime i drive this funeral truck, i feel like i am a demon appointed by the satan.. Ohh. Man(gradually slept)…
Next mornimg, he signed his duty roaster in the closet behind the opd, took his keys amd was heading towards his ambulance. Suddenly, he saw the lady from last night sipping coffee in the canteen.he wanted to ignore her as he was sure what would have happend but he was in shock when he saw her laughing on the phone…
Jacob: mam?
Lady( hugged jacob) :we made it jacob, we made it…
Jacob: are u serius, wow, i mean how????? Where is he..??
Lady: there is a jesus christ outside the ambulance too jacob…
Jacob Laughed with tears rolling and left the scene frolicking with his keys….